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France24.com (en) 

No, this viral photo doesn’t show Iran's Supreme Leader 'in a coma'

Social media was abuzz with misleading, out of context images from Iran this week: dated, decade-old images being used to claim Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was hospitalised in a coma, and a slew of footage from 2022 demonstrations being presented as current unrest. Vedika Bahl talks us through it in this episode of Truth or Fake.

PYMNTS.com 

McHenry: Banking Regulators Stuck ‘Fighting the Last War’

By this time next year, America’s banking regulators will likely have new leadership. At a hearing Wednesday (Nov. 20) Rep. Patrick McHenry took the outgoing regulators to task. McHenry, the North Carolina Republican who serves as chair of the House Financial Services Committee accused officials at agencies like the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) of […]

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MARCA: Mundial 2014 

Lo que pudo ser y no fue

En la trastienda del club blanco quedan operaciones fallidas y otras historias de lo que pudo ser y no fue... para acabar en decisiones que han dado títulos  Leer

Phys.org 

Mixed forests can reduce the risk of forest damage in a warmer climate

Forests with few tree species pose a considerably higher risk of being damaged, and the introduced lodgepole pine is especially vulnerable. This is the finding of a new study published in Ecosphere by researchers from Umeå University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Science in Uppsala. The results can be useful for preventing forest damage and financial losses related to the forest industry.

PYMNTS.com 

FTC Begins Sending Consumers Refunds in ‘Made in USA’ Case

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending over $140,000 in refunds to consumers after taking action against companies that it alleged made false claims that their products were “Made in USA” or “Hand Crafted in USA.” The agency took this action against Chaucer Accessories, Bates Accessories, Bates Retail Group and the companies’ owner, Thomas Bates, […]

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Library of Economics and Liberty 

Is California turning to the right?

Recent referenda on the minimum wage produced some striking results:

The California proposal to raise the minimum wage to $18 an hour in steps by 2026 narrowly failed, 51%-49%. Opponents and backers amassed a combined $1.8 million war chest for the issue — the lowest amount of all the propositions on Californians’ ballots this year, according to The Sacramento Bee. If the measure had passed, it would have made California, along with Hawaii, the highest general minimum wage of any state. Читать дальше...